Edward Cook (athlete)
_1908.jpg) Edward Cook at an international meet in France in 1908 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | November 27, 1888 Chillicothe, Ohio, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | October 18, 1972 (aged 83) Chillicothe, Ohio, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Pole vault, long jump, high jump, sprint | |||||||||||
| Club | Cleveland Athletic Club | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | PV – 3.81 m (1911) LJ – 7.15 m (1906) HJ – 1.835 m (1906) 100 yd – 10.0 (1906)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Tiffin Cook Sr. (November 27, 1888 – October 18, 1972) was an American
athlete who shared the gold medal in the pole vault (with Alfred Carlton Gilbert) at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1][3]
Cook was an all-around athlete and won the IC4A long jump title in 1908 and 1909, and the
Sphinx Head Society during his senior year.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Ed Cook Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Edward Cook. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Edward Cook". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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